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 * The MIT License
 * Copyright (c) 2014-2016 Ilkka Seppälä
 *
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package com.iluwatar.intercepting.filter;

/**
 * Filters perform certain tasks prior or after execution of request by request handler. In this
 * case, before the request is handled by the target, the request undergoes through each Filter
 * 
 * @author joshzambales
 *
 */
public interface Filter {

  /**
   * Execute order processing filter.
   */
  String execute(Order order);

  /**
   * Set next filter in chain after this.
   */
  void setNext(Filter filter);

  /**
   * Get next filter in chain after this.
   */
  Filter getNext();

  /**
   * Get last filter in the chain.
   */
  Filter getLast();
}
